What is ETS and ETS-C?
The full name of ETS is Endoscopic Transthoracic Sympathectomy (or Sympathicotomy), which means cutting sympathetic nerve (sympathicotomy) or removing a sympathetic ganglion (sympathectomy). I designed and invented ETS-C (or ESB) to treat hyperhidrosis in 1996. The full name of ETS-C or ESB is Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathetic Block by clamping. I have used this new method to treat more than 1500 cases of sympathetic disorders with excellent operative results. ETS-C (or ESB) means interrupting sympathetic nervous conduction by clamping with a titanium clip and then therapeutic purpose is achieved. No cut of nervous trunk is performed on clamping method, for this sake, it possesses reversible potential by removal of the clip when patient can not tolerate the postoperative condition. The commonest cause of regret is reflex sweating (previously called compensatory sweating). There are more than 30 surgeons using ETS-C or ESB in sympathetic surgery in the world now.
